Packed with page after gorgeous page of illustrations demonstrating tried-and-true techniques, inspirational ideas and the most up-to-date information about must-have painting tools and materials, watercolorists find everything they need in WATERCOLOR ARTIST to help them create stunning art...from start to finish.

Editor’s Note

Watercolor artist

Sagnik Biswas

New + Notable

NWWS Broadens Guidelines • Online only • 80th Show • October 27–January 1 President: Molly Murrah • NWWS.org

Raggin’ On: The Art of Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson’s House and Journals • Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio Through October 2021 columbusmuseum.org

What’s Online • Discover more art, instruction and inspiration at ArtistsNetwork.com.

“Silken Banners to the Sun” • CHILDE HASSAM paid an artistic tribute to an island garden and the woman who designed and tended it.

Art Visionaries • 15th-century paper-makers in Fabriano, Italy, invented the process of surface sizing, freeing Renaissance artists such as Michelangelo and every artist since to work differently on paper.

Imagined Landscapes • As artists, we often draw inspiration from the world around us. Our “inner landscapes,” however, can also ignite a creative spark.

DREAM CATCHING

What is your favorite painting spot to return to again and again?

Working the Room • Soak up the atmosphere of an interior space—then re-create that ambiance in a studio painting.

From Sketch to Studio

The Inside Story • Follow my process step by step as I set the focus and mood in a studio painting of a stylish hatmaker’s shop.

Small Wonders • Discover the advantages of sketching and painting in miniature.

WHISKEY PAINTERS OF AMERICA

Creatures GREAT AND SMALL • WHEN PEGGY MACNAMARA WAS SEEN DRAWING REGULARLY AT CHICAGO’S FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, SHE WAS INVITED BEHIND THE SCENES FOR A CLOSER LOOK.

Art Strips

Artist’s Toolkit

Making Changes

Meet the Artist

Grand VISTAS • The glorious views and grandiose scenes of landscapes by Cindy Baron arise from personal observation, experimental design and a thorough knowledge of her medium.

Artist’s Toolkit

Meet the Artist

ZEN AND THE ART OF BIRDS • KARL MARTENS combines meditation, Asian calligraphy and a deep knowledge of birds to create extraordinary imagery in watercolor.

Bird Behavior

Beyond Birds

Meet the Artist

Paint a Golden Eagle

The Best of 2020 (in Watercolor) • PREPARE YOURSELF. THIS SHOWCASE OF TOP AWARD-WINNERS FROM A SELECTION OF 2020 WATERCOLOR SOCIETY EXHIBITIONS IS SURE TO INSPIRE YOUR CREATIVITY AND SEND YOU RUSHING FOR A PAINTBRUSH.

JUROR TIPS

Look Up!